2021 Marshall Thundering Herd football team

2021 Marshall Thundering Herd football
ConferenceConference USA
DivisionEast Division
Record7–6 (5–3 C-USA)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorTim Cramsey (4th season)
Offensive schemePro spread
Defensive coordinatorLance Guidry (1st season)
Base defense4–3
Home stadiumJoan C. Edwards Stadium
Seasons
← 2020
2022 →
2021 Conference USA football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
East Division
Western Kentucky xy   7 1     9 5  
Marshall   5 3     7 6  
Old Dominion   5 3     6 7  
Middle Tennessee   4 4     7 6  
Florida Atlantic   3 5     5 7  
Charlotte   3 5     5 7  
FIU   0 8     1 11  
West Division
UTSA xy$   7 1     12 2  
UAB   6 2     9 4  
North Texas   5 3     6 7  
UTEP   4 4     7 6  
Rice   3 5     4 8  
Southern Miss   2 6     3 9  
Louisiana Tech   2 6     3 9  
Championship: UTSA 49, Western Kentucky 41
  • $ – Conference champion
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
  • y – Championship game participant

The 2021 Marshall Thundering Herd football team represented Marshall University during the 2021 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Thundering Herd played their home games at the Joan C. Edwards Stadium in Huntington, West Virginia, and competed in the East Division of Conference USA (CUSA). The team was coached by first-year head coach Charles Huff.

On October 30, 2021, Marshall announced they would become a member of the Sun Belt Conference.[1] On March 29, it was announced they would officially join on July 1, 2022, making this the final season competing in C-USA.[2]

  1. ^ "Marshall Joins Sun Belt Conference" (Press release). Sun Belt Conference. October 30, 2021. Retrieved November 1, 2021.
  2. ^ Thamel, Pete (March 29, 2022). "Move of Marshall, Old Dominion, Southern Miss from Conference USA to Sun Belt now complete". ESPN.com. Retrieved March 29, 2022.